Programmed wireless sensor system
First Claim
1. A wireless sensor system, comprising:
- a plurality of wireless sensor units, each of said one or more wireless sensor units comprising at least one sensor configured to measure a condition, said wireless sensor unit configured to receive instructions;
each of said one or more wireless sensor units configured to report data measured by said at least one sensor when said wireless sensor determines that data measured by said at least one sensor fails a threshold test, each of said one or more sensor units provided with a label indicating an intended location for installation;
a computer-readable media provided with said one or more wireless sensor units, said computer-readable media containing data indicating said intended locations and corresponding identification codes for each of said sensor units; and
a base unit configured to communicate with said one or more wireless sensor units and to provide data from said one or more wireless sensor units to a monitoring computer, said monitoring computer configured to send a notification to a responsible party when data from one or more of said wireless sensor units corresponds to an emergency condition, said monitoring computer configured to log data from one or more of said wireless sensor units when said data from one or more of said wireless sensor units corresponds to an abnormal condition said monitoring computer configured to use data from said computer-readable medium to correlate said intended locations with said identification codes.
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Abstract
A low cost, robust, wireless sensor system that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The system includes one or more intelligent sensor units and a base unit that can communicate with a large number of sensors. When one or more of the sensors detects an anomalous condition (e.g., smoke, fire, water, etc.) the sensor communicates with the base unit and provides data regarding the anomalous condition. The base unit can contact a supervisor or other responsible person by a plurality of techniques, such as, telephone, pager, cellular telephone, Internet, etc. In one embodiment, one or more wireless repeaters are used between the sensors and the base unit to extend the range of the system and to allow the base unit to communicate with a larger number of sensors. In one embodiment, each sensor is labeled according to its intended location, and system configuration data containing the sensor identification codes and corresponding sensor locations is provided to the user.
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30 Claims
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1. A wireless sensor system, comprising:
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a plurality of wireless sensor units, each of said one or more wireless sensor units comprising at least one sensor configured to measure a condition, said wireless sensor unit configured to receive instructions;
each of said one or more wireless sensor units configured to report data measured by said at least one sensor when said wireless sensor determines that data measured by said at least one sensor fails a threshold test, each of said one or more sensor units provided with a label indicating an intended location for installation;
a computer-readable media provided with said one or more wireless sensor units, said computer-readable media containing data indicating said intended locations and corresponding identification codes for each of said sensor units; and
a base unit configured to communicate with said one or more wireless sensor units and to provide data from said one or more wireless sensor units to a monitoring computer, said monitoring computer configured to send a notification to a responsible party when data from one or more of said wireless sensor units corresponds to an emergency condition, said monitoring computer configured to log data from one or more of said wireless sensor units when said data from one or more of said wireless sensor units corresponds to an abnormal condition said monitoring computer configured to use data from said computer-readable medium to correlate said intended locations with said identification codes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of configuring a sensor system, comprising:
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generating a list of intended sensor unit locations including a first location and a second location;
programming a first sensor unit with a first identification code;
marking said first sensor unit with a first marking indicating said first location;
programming a second sensor unit with a second identification code;
marking said second sensor unit with a second marking indicating said second location;
writing a computer readable medium with data correlating said first marking with said first identification code and correlating said second marking with said second identification code; and
providing said first sensor unit and said second sensor unit and said computer readable medium to a user.
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